3rd International Conference on Philosophy of Language and Linguistics (PhiLang2013)University of Lodz (Poland), 9-11 May 2013

The Department of English and General Linguistics at University of Lodz announces the 3rd International Conference on Philosophy of Language and Linguistics (PhiLang2013)

The following scholars have accepted our invitation to address the conference as plenary speakers:

Emma Borg (University of Reading), Semantics and context-sensitivity John Collins (University of East Anglia), What is a variable such that a (natural) language may realise one?Chris Fox (University of Essex), The meaning of formal semanticsKasia Jaszczolt and Chi-Hé Elder (University of Cambridge), Conditional utterances, conditional thoughts, and the limits of contextualismGary Kemp (University of Glasgow), Quine and Wittgenstein as regards linguistics as a sciencePaul Livingston (University of New Mexico), The sense of finitude and the finitude of senseMieszko Tałasiewicz (University of Warsaw), Categorial grammar and the foundations of the philosophy of language

The conference fee is 175 EUR (125 for doctoral students); 350 PLN (175 for doctoral students) for participants from Poland. It covers the cost of participation, conference materials, lunch meals, and conference dinner.

Accommodation will be provided at the University Conference Center, Lodz, Kopcinskiego 16/18 (www.csk.uni.lodz.pl). Single and double rooms are available. The cost of a single room per night is 140 PLN, double 210 PLN, breakfast is included in the price.